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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1948
Page
2
At 4 38 p m a Union Pacific locomotive cab caught fire while idle in the railroad yards. An oil sump nearby ignited the blaze and spread to the cab. Firemen extinguished the flames with two hose lines from the west side fire department.
Grand opening of the new 225300 dollar Masonic Temple in the 300 block of North Arthur Ave is set for Tuesday August 31 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Officials invite the public to tours a musical program and refreshments. Notable features include a carpeted main lounge with a fireplace and a ladies powder room furnished by Bethel No 1 Jobs Daughters. The Blue Lodge room will be named the William Wallin Room in memory of William Wallin who died August 28 1942 and bequeathed about 20000 to the project.
Bannock county board of commissioners completed a canvass of last week's primary ballots. No major vote shifts or ticket changes were reported. The results list Democratic and Republican nominees with totals for U S senator, commissioner, state senate, congress, state and county posts, plus minor write-in counts.
The John Roghaar family reunion took place at Lib erty park in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon. Twenty four relatives attended a picnic lunch and renewed acquaintances with guests from Salt Lake City Pocatello Lehi Malad and Grace Idaho.
Mayor George R. Phillips issued a proclamation urging greater caution on highways at work on playgrounds and in homes with a no accident drive led by VFW Auxiliary No. 735. The period from now until August 28 is declared a safety period to reduce accidents through education.
The Interior ministry reported Yugoslav border guards opened fire on four Austrian hikers at a spring 150 miles north of the Yugoslav frontier. One hiker was critically wounded, two girls were kidnapped with one escaping, and one of the captives is believed held in Yugoslavia. A second fragment notes the wounded man was left at the scene.
News of Record lists new births at General Hospital and St. Anthony's Hospital including Samuel Warner Route 1 South girl August 16 Homer Satterfield 1387 South Fourth Ave. boy August 16 Samuel Pullos 1255 East Wyeth St. boy August 16 Sterlin Watson Arimo girl August 17 Harvey Rowe Mc Cammon boy August 17 Marvin Carney Route 1 South girl August 17 Austin Gould Tyhee boy August 17 Earl Barrow 635 South Sixth Ave. girl August 17. Property records show C. L. Bothcheid 300 South Arthur Ave. 4000 dollars business D. A. McCaskill Polo Line Road 2500 dollars dwelling Kenneth W. Law Bannock Ave. 10000 dollars dwelling.
Five-year-old Dennis Daly and his dog fell from a Garret mountain cliff near Paterson New Jersey. The boy survived with a fractured skull and internal injuries, believed to have taken a dangerous shortcut home after encouraging the dog to proceed. Eyewitnesses reported the child appeared tired and sought a shortcut.
Ray Sparrow in Springfield uses a home built device by his 20 year old son that emits ozone to clear air in a dark room used for photography. The device treats odors and improves transparency in film processing.
Eliza beth Bentley, a confessed ex communist spy and figure in HUAC investigations, urged others fooled by communism to take action. On We the People she said she drifted into espionage gradually with many misguided others. She admitted fear of backlash kept her from contacting the FBI at first.
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will hold a hearing next Tuesday on Union Pacific Railroad's request to discontinue operation of two trains between Ogden Utah and Malad Idaho.
Police sweep overlaps with 37 officers seeking a six foot white man and accomplice after a moonlit Ormond Beach murder. Victims Mary Hucks 24 and Gregory Blount 24 were slain. a .22 pistol and stained scarf tied to four Sarasota suspects were reviewed, with locals urged to stay vigilant.
Negotiations for higher wages for telephone company workers in Denver progress slowly. CWA representatives and Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. have not reached an agreement. Local No. 17-21 president Ronald Hale said members will meet at 8 p.m. to seek input, warning a strike could result if no progress is made. The current contract remains in force by court order.
Kiwanis luncheon speaker George Steel of the Ralston Purina Co. warned 100000 U.S. accident deaths last year and urged education engineering and enforcement. He cited home hazards such as unsafe wiring and stair rails and noted thoughtlessness as a major accident cause. Also featured was Andy Young of San Fernando Calif who spoke of Sweden and his two birthdays.
The VFW sets its annual picnic for Sunday August 29 at 1 00 p.m. at the Bilyou ranch. Members must contact by August 25 or attend the August 18 meeting at Memorial Hall to register. Committee head George Parker promises food refreshments and transport for members and families.
Two war veterans brothers Edward M. Red Gibbons and Berton L. Gibbons seek Boise county state senate seats in the 30th Idaho legislature. Red recalls a World War II incident when his weightless fall from a B-24 ended with his grip on a metal brace after dangling 14,000 feet above the channel before being pulled back aboard. He now runs an automobile dealership in Mountain Home and notes annual car operating costs around 300 dollars.
Westvaco officials will not arrive for the Aug 17 inspection of the new electric furnace site in Pocatello. They are now set for Aug 20 or 21 with a conference on furnace progress and Fort Hall phosphate mines. Over 75 workers are on site, with more carpenters pipe fitters and machinists needed. Attending are W T Nichols M Y Seaton J B Perry and Seaton.
Russian grandmaster David Bronstein clinched the elimination phase of the world chess tournament in Stockholm with 13 1/2 points from 19 games and remained undefeated through the eliminations.
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